Two homicide suspects arrested at border ports

Two homicide suspects were apprehended Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry.

Joseph Burciaga, 30, a U.S. citizen, was trying to cross into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa border station as a passenger in a black BMW at 5:45 a.m. when officers learned he was wanted for murder in Bakersfield, according to CBP.

According to the Taft Midway Driller, a newspaper that covers issues near Bakersfield, Burciaga is suspected of killing 24-year-old Frank Lew Adams Jr., who was reported missing by his wife on Oct. 15.

At 4 p.m., Fabian Gonzalez-Ramos, 27, turned himself in to CBP officers at the San Ysidro pedestrian crossing.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Gonzalez-Ramos, a Mexican citizen, is suspected of stabbing Manuel Donato, 35, to death on Aug. 21 during an argument. His bail was set at $1 million, according the CBP.

Angelica De Cima, a CBPspokeswoman, said she was unsure about why either man chose to come back to the United States.